7. read the passage from jane eyre, by charlotte bronte, in which jane speaks of her cousin. john reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than i, for i was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin… what is happening in this passage? a. the author is showing the character’s traits through action. b. the author is telling the character’s traits through dialogue. c. the author is showing the character’s traits through dialogue. d. a character is telling another character’s traits through description.